Being part of the new NATO team of Finland, Sweden and Norway, rather than being the sole Nordic NATO leader in this key region, means changes should come to its defense posture, writes analyst Robbin Laird.
To deal with the logistics challengers of the modern carrier, the Navy should increase its buy of Ospreys, argues analyst Robbin Laird.
As threats rapidly evolve, digital engineering, manufacturing capacity and robust supply chains are critical to meeting challenges.
New modular capabilities for Danish ships could help the Kingdom of Denmark cover greater territory - a key part of Nordic defense depth, writes analyst Robbin Laird.
Adding Sweden and Finland to the alliance should serve as a turning point in how the Nordic nations plan out their defense strategies, writes analyst Robbin Laird.
"Finland never bought into the idea of East-West peace lasting forever following the collapse of the Soviet Union," and now seems prescient in its defense investments, writes Robbin Laird.
"The coming of Sweden and Finland will not look like the Eastern expansion, but more akin to the Spanish development, whereby older national traditions are re-defined and new defense approaches shaped," writes Robbin Laird.
The Sixth Domain is not defined by geography. It’s a new kind of conflict in which autonomy and networked systems allow thousand-dollar consumer electronics to destroy multi-million-dollar conventional weapons systems.
To avoid an Afghanistan situation of open-ended conflict, the US and its partners need to be thinking about how to end the conflict sooner rather than later, writes Robbin Laird.
The White House needs to be careful about what signals it is sending to Moscow with its rhetoric about Russia, writes Robbin Laird in a new column.
"The US has spent the last three decades siloing nuclear capabilities off into their own box, and hence we are behind the ball on thinking of how to deal with an increasingly desperate foe who sees nuclear weapons not as a final instrument, but as part of the broader orchestra," writes Robbin Laird.
Thanks to the end of the Cold War, the focus on counter-terrorism in the Middle East, and an emphasis on concerns over China, "we simply do not have deep knowledge of Russia," writes Robbin Laird.
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
"The Russian threat to Ukrainian sovereignty is simply not about Ukraine," writes author Robbin Laird. "It is about the stability of the current European order."
“I think long-range strike is about trying to keep stability in a crisis situation. And if you're going to use it as a deterrence," former Air Marshal Geoff Brown says. "It's got to be responsive, it's got to be potent, but you've also got to be able to signal that you can use it."
As the Biden administration focuses on ways to improve deterrence in the Pacific, reenforcing Australia’s defense against China is a good place to start. Working closely with Australia now can send an important message to Beijing that political intimidation, backed by economic and military threats, is not in its long-term interest. For those not […]
SOMEWHERE OFF THE EAST COAST: When our aging C-2 Greyhound aircraft took off from the USS Gerald R. Ford the experience was clearly different. Propelled by the electro-magnetic system that has replaced steam catapults it was much smoother and much quicker. The new launch and landing systems provide key tools for a significant reshaping of the […]